Simon Kenton freshman Brynli Pernell is a team-first player who is learning from her coach, Brenden Stowers, a former NCAA Division II guard who has passed down his unselfish, winning ways to his players.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, CovCath, Holy Cross, Highlands, Ryle, Ludlow plus 8th and 10th Regions and more
Highlands swept the freshman and junior varsity boys basketball tournament championships at the 2024 Jack Kaelin NKY Freshman Regional Tournament, while Holy Cross senior Julia Hunt became the fifth Northern Kentucky student-athlete to be honored with a LaRosa’s weekly MVP honor.
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Conner wrestlers don’t have to grapple with Cougars history; they have “The Wall” and Wayne Badida
Conner High School has a hallowed wall of state placers that goes back to 1970-71, and is a family project with the help of coach Zack Fisher and his wife.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from Cooper, Campbell County, Dayton, Holy Cross, Highlands, NKU, TMU and elsewhere
A group of Cooper girls are in the midst of a brisk finish to the regular season schedule, adding to their coach’s meteoric rise. A swift player from Dayton finally gets his grand moment. In the blink of an eye, a group of Camels have gotten over the hump and turned around their season. There […]
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Things are falling into place for Addy Garrett and her Ludlow teammates
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 9 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Addy Garrett has some big days ahead of her. The Ludlow High School girls basketball player is closing in on 100 career games and 1,000 points. “I know I’m getting close,” she said. It takes […]
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“Gritty” Ludlow boys looking to reassert small-school dominance on the hardwood
Whether he’s plying his craft at a big school or a small school, Ludlow High School’s Aaron Stamm has been one of Northern Kentucky’s most successful basketball coaches. No matter if he is coaching boys or girls, Stamm always seems to get the most out of his teams. The 1996 Ludlow graduate has 2021 enshrinement […]
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Hardin Fast: Warrick’s record-setting NKU career continues a rich family legacy that began in Belize
Senior Marques Warrick is on the verge of becoming the all-time leading men’s basketball scorer at Northern Kentucky University. With 2,027 points, he needs 40 more to break Drew McDonald’s record of 2,066 set in 2019. When he breaks the record, Warrick still won’t be the most well-known person in his family. If Warrick scores […]
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Toughened-up Bearcats teams are A-OK under direction of former hoopsters from NKU
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 2 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. The Northern Kentucky University basketball careers of Rianna Gayheart and Mike Hester did not overlap. Gayheart played for the Norse from 2012-16. Hester’s NKU career was completed in 2011. But their coaching careers have intersected […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, TMU, Beechwood, CovCath, Simon Kenton, Highlands, Lloyd, Newport and points in between
Big moments are coming in quick succession for the Northern Kentucky University basketball teams. Beechwood and Covington Catholic high school standouts have fast-tracked their football careers. Likewise, this week’s column is built for speed. Here are the fastest 900 words in sports: BEECHWOOD’S CAMPBELL MAKES COMMITMENT: Beechwood’s Xavier Campbell has committed to the Thomas More […]
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He fell in love with Covington Catholic; now the Colonels are crazy about him
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 26 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Caden Miller’s initial visit to Covington Catholic High School came last spring. He traveled from his home in Arkansas to get a first-hand look at the school near his father’s old stomping ground in Cincinnati. […]